大家都知道
Small是小
Potato是土豆
那你知道
“Small potatoes”
是什么意思吗？
“小土豆？”
当然不是！
那是什么意思呢？
一起学习一下吧。
Small potatoes ≠ 小土豆
我们先来看一下英英解释，If you say that something is small potatoes, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else. 所以，“Small potatoes”的意思就是指：不足道的小事; 小人物。
例句：
Our monumental worries are often small potatoes in the larger scheme of life.
天大的忧虑在生活的汪洋中也不过是沧海一粟。
Some people dismiss her work as small potatoes.
有些人认为她的工作微不足道。
It's really small potatoes.
那真的是微不足道了。
The small hours ≠ 最小的小时
其实，“The small hours”和大小没有关系，真正的意思是指：凌晨时分；深夜。
例句：
They were arrested in the small hours of Saturday morning.
他们在周六凌晨时分被捕。
He was so engrossed in his work that he frequently stayed up until the small hours.
他全神贯注地工作，经常工作到下半夜。
A small fortune ≠ 一笔小财富
“A small fortune”真正的意思恰恰相反，是指：一笔巨款；很多钱。
例句：
That holiday cost me a small fortune.
那次度假花了我一大笔钱。
We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
这些年来我们花了许多钱做房屋装修。
The government made a total hash of things and squandered a small fortune.
政府把事情弄得一团糟，还浪费了一笔钱。
